AUGUST 8: After Richardson downplayed the injury postgame, Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz notes his X-rays came back clean. The young passer is expected to be back at practice without missing much time. This will allow Richardson to remain in the Colts’ QB competition.
AUGUST 7: The Colts’ quarterback competition received a pivotal update Thursday night. Anthony Richardson left Indianapolis’ preseason opener in Baltimore with a finger injury and appears likely to miss time.
Richardson suffered a dislocated pinky finger on his throwing hand, Shane Steichen told Colts sideline reporter Larra Overton (h/t the Indianapolis Star’s Joel Erickson). No timetable is in place for the third-year QB’s return.
Tonight’s game represented an important window for Richardson, who earned the first start over Daniel Jones in Indy’s QB race. Richardson was to play roughly 1 1/2 quarters tonight, with Jones receiving less time. That order will flip next week, but the Colts’ second preseason contest may not feature any Richardson action based on tonight’s events.
The injury occurred during a David Ojabo sack on the Colts’ second possession, limiting Richardson’s time. Jones joined Indianapolis because of the starting opportunity in play, and Richardson’s injuries are a key part of why they pursued the longtime Giants starter. Jones’ path to a sixth straight Week 1 starting role became clearer tonight.
Richardson missed 13 games with a shoulder injury last season and dealt with multiple issues in 2024. Oblique trouble knocked Richardson out early in the season, and after a performance-based benching brought only a brief midseason Joe Flacco cameo, the aging QB was back at the controls to close the season due to Richardson experiencing foot and back trouble. This offseason then brought another shoulder issue for Richardson, who fell behind Jones after missing minicamp.
Richardson only started one college season, and that brought inaccuracy concerns that have not been resolved. The Florida alum’s woeful accuracy showing (47.7%) last season also prompted the Colts to acquire Jones as high-profile insurance. Leading up to camp, it looked like Jones would be the Week 1 starter. But Richardson had shown signs of life during camp’s early practices, drawing even with Jones ahead of this starting assignment. An extended absence would likely lead to Jones winning this competition by default.
Jones has also not been a beacon of health during his career, missing extensive time due to neck trouble and a 2022 ACL tear. The once-embattled New York starter made it back to open the 2024 season but did not last through November in that role, being released after a benching. Jones would move closer to the Colts’ job if Richardson sits during the team’s second preseason tilt, but this competition could certainly drag into the season based on the unremarkable NFL work each entrant has submitted to date.
Come on arch manning
You’ll be waiting until 2027.
Of course he got hurt…..
That’s BRUTAL with a capital B
And so the cycle begins again…
All you haters need to GTFO. Anthony Richardson has more talent in his little pinky than all of you put… uh oh, wait, what did he injure?
His thumb, not his pinky (which he does have more talent on that than you for sure)
Be careful. You shouldn’t make that call until you see the man’s pinky.
@fkmut Sigh I should know better than to reply to you, but what are you even talking about lol? The reports say Richardson injured his pinky, not his thumb. And if, instead, you’re referring to the phrasing of my joke, the use of “pinky,” “little finger,” and “little pinky” are all pretty standard. Seriously lol what does thumb have to do with any of this? (I can’t believe you made me type that question)
Was watching the play and the hit wasn’t from his blind side … sort of crazy he was so focused he couldn’t see him coming from his strong side.
He literally has no pocket vision…locks in without any peripheral awareness, which is just another reason why he’s destined for a bacup role.
They should just cut him already and move on with another awful year and then hopefully they pick the right qb.
Maybe he’s just sleepy
Well, that makes it easy. Err, easier.
I’m just here for the comments.
I came for the condiments but that was 10 years ago and I suspect arty scooped up the last of them.
Made out of glass. Real glass.
As I have pointed out before, when you look at what was available in the 23 draft class, there really wasn’t much to choose from after Young and Stroud.
“Richardson missed 13 games with a shoulder injury last season and dealt with multiple issues in 2024.” Were there two seasons played in 2024?